Pocket-lamp



H. L. HERVEY.

Lighting Device.-

No. 16,180 Patented Dec. 9, 1856.

PATENT ()FFIC H. L. HERVEY, OF QUINCY, ILLINOIS.

POCKET-LAMP.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 16,180, dated December 9, 1856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HORACE L. HERVEY, of Quincy, in the county of Adamsand State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement inSelf-Lighting Pocket-Lamps; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure l, is a plan view. sectional view.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

In 1, A, the box to contain the oil, or burning fluid; B, the cover; C,the revolving match holder; D, the catches for the dog or pawl E, torest against; E, the dog or pawl to hold the wheel D in its properplace; F, the spring to hold the end of the dog E, in its place. G, isthecatch for keeping the box shut and to press down the dog as isrepresented, for the purpose of allowing the spring to turn the matchholder. H, is the sand paper holder; I, the sand paper for the match torub against to ignite it; J the matches; K, the tube for the wick. L, isthe spring extinguisher for the purpose of keeping the oil from runningout, when carried in the pocket, also to extinguish the light when thecover is shut down upon the tube K, the spring M, gives the requisitepressure for that purpose. The catch N locks the box while shut,

Fig. 2, is a and catches into the stud O.

In Fig. 2, B, the cover; C, the revolving match holder; G, the catch; K,wick tube;

L, spring extinguisher. M, is the spring of the extinguisher; P, the oilchamber. Q, is the coiled spring to turn the match holder. R, is thespring to throw the box open.

In the operation of my lamp, I first place oil or burning fluid in theoil chamber I, then place a wick in the wick tube, then place matches inthe openings or holes that are in the revolving match holder after thespring Q is wound up, said spring is wound up by turning the matchholder backward, then when it is desired to light the lamp, the catch K,must be pressed inward, which relieves the revolving match holder and allows it to revolve a portion of the way around, and in passing around inthis manner it brings the match in contact with the sand paper or otherrough surface which ignites the match, it carries the match around untilit comes in contact with the wick which it lights, if the first matchshould not ignite, then by pressing in the catch it will allow thesecond to light the lamp.

Having thus fully described the construction and operation of myinvention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

The combination of the revolving match holder with the pawls E, andspring F, catch G, and the extinguisher L, for the purpose of a portablepocket lamp as set forth.

HORACE L. HERVEY.

Jos. C. CLAYTON.

